Immigration enforcement operations in Illinois are expected to continue Monday and through the week as top Trump administration officials, including “border…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, said it made 956 arrests nationwide on Sunday and 286 on Saturday Immigration enforcement operations in Illinois are expected to continue Monday and through the week as top Trump administration officials, including “Few details of the operation were immediately made public, including the number of arrests.
“Dr. Phil” McGraw, a daytime television psychologist, interviewed Homan and livestreamed the Chicago operation on his multiplatform TV network MERIT TV, and several other reporters were also invited to Sunday’s operation. The Associated Press plans to observe operations this week. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyICE spokesman Jeff Carter said the agency “began conducting enhanced targeted operations” Sunday in Chicago but declined other details. Spokesmen for the FBI, ATF and the DEA confirmed their involvement but didn’t give other information.
The Democratic governor, a frequent Trump critic, questioned the aggressive approach of the operations and the chilling effect for others, particularly for law-abiding immigrants who have been in the country for years. Jonathan Pullen, special agent in charge for the DEA Rocky Mountain field division, said the Colorado operation targeted drug trafficking by Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang. He said about 100 agents and officers, including from the DEA, ICE, ATF and Homeland Security Investigations, carried out a federal search warrant for drug trafficking around 5 a.m. Sunday at a location where Tren de Aragua members were having a party.
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